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Originally posted by SurfDemon
Can I nit pick here, and say that I don't think it matters if it is spinning. it's purely mass based (I might be wrong, but thats what I've always assumed).
Well if it's spinning, the water would be pulled out by centrifugal force (once the water gets to the football and settles down on it and spins with it) and pulled in by the gravity of the ball. So I suppose that if it's spinning fast enough, the water would fly off. I never took any physics classes, so I may be wrong..
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Originally posted by SurfDemon
In addition, the water would be drawn towards the football as, despite the fact that the beach ball is bigger it has a significantly lower mass.
Okay, suppose the beach ball is filled with water or some other heavy liquid.